Meeting Abstract P3-93  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Muscle Physiology and Social Behavior in Caribbean Anole Lizards: How Do Muscle Fiber Type and Size Interact? DECKARD, FM*; JOHNSON, MA; Trinity University; Trinity University fdeckard@trinity.edu Animal movements and the muscles that produce those movements are tightly interrelated, as behavioral movements require muscular contractions, and in turn, the […]

Meeting Abstract P3-187  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Morphology and Reproductive physiology of the Northern spot shrimpPandalus platyceros from Alaska BOWER, ED*; TAMONE, SL; University of Alaska Southeast; University of Alaska Southeast sltamone@alaska.edu The Northern spot prawn (Pandalus platyceros) is a commercially important shrimp species in Southeast Alaska that has an interesting life history which presents […]

Meeting Abstract P3-195  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Morphology Changes in Alligator Phallic Glans via Artificial Inflation FRANCIS, R. A.*; WOODWARD, A.R.; MOORE, B.C.; Sewanee: The University of the South; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Sewanee: The University of the South francra0@sewanee.edu The distal glans of the Alligator mississippiensis phallus is an inflatable structure that […]

Meeting Abstract P3-226  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Morphological Correlates of Sidewinding Locomotion in Vipers TINGLE, JL*; HIGHAM, TE; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside jessica.tingle@email.ucr.edu Among vertebrates, snakes are the largest, most diverse limbless radiation, making them a model for studies of convergent evolution in limbless locomotor modes. Of the several types of […]

Meeting Abstract P3-50  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Molecular organization of Octopus brains: Insight into unique memory center signaling WINTERS, GC*; KOHN, AB; HATFIELD, L; PAULAY, K; LAUX, R; POLESE, G; DICOSMO, A; MOROZ, LL; Whitney Lab Univ Florida ; Whitney Lab Univ Florida ; Bridgewater College ; Whitney Lab Univ Florida ; Humboldt State; U. […]

Meeting Abstract P3-58  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Molecular Analysis of Neural Regeneration in Ptychodera flava WANG, W*; LUTTRELL, S; SWALLA, BJ; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle weslew@uw.edu Regeneration is a well-documented ability that has high applications to modern medicine. Many marine model systems have been utilized to better […]

Meeting Abstract P3-238  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Modelling the Double Patellae of Ostriches (Struthio camelus), and their Effects on Muscle Moment Arms REGNAULT, S*; ALLEN, V; HUTCHINSON, JR; Structure and Motion Lab, Royal Veterinary College; Structure and Motion Lab, Royal Veterinary College; Structure and Motion Lab, Royal Veterinary College sregnault@rvc.ac.uk The patella (kneecap) is a […]

Meeting Abstract P3-117  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Modeling Individual Investment in Heterogeneous Social Groups BLUHER, S*; REEVE, HK; BLUHER, Sarah; Cornell University; Cornell University seb368@cornell.edu Individuals in cooperative groups do not always act in the group’s best interests. The extent to which individuals invest in achieving group versus individual gains varies across animal societies. Polistes […]

Meeting Abstract P3-260  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Metabolic Dynamics: From Individuals to Whole Colonies KORZENIECKI, N. W. *; CASSIDY, D.P.; WATERS, J.S.; Providence College nkorzeni@friars.providence.edu http://www.lovetheants.org Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), live and behave in functionally integrated social groups that promote the well being of their colony as whole rather than their existence as individuals. Their collective […]

Meeting Abstract P3-200  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Mantid hind limb morphology is related to vegetation complexity in South African savannas CHANG, U*; ALLEN, B; RANKIN, CJ; Univ. of California, Davis; Duke Univ.; Univ. of the Witwatersrand ukyoung.chang@gmail.com In a savanna ecosystem, fire and herbivory are the two major disturbances that engineer structural complexity in vegetation. […]